Manage your sign-in preferences on your Xbox 360 console

Overview

You have a variety of options for managing your sign-in preferences on your Xbox 360 console. You can save your password on your console so you don’t have to enter it each time. Or, for added security, you can require the console to ask for a password each time you sign in.

You can also remove your password from other Xbox 360 consoles remotely so that others can’t access your account without your permission.

Choose whether to require a password during sign-in

When you first set up your Xbox 360 console, or after you download your Xbox Live profile to a console, you can choose whether you want the console to remember your password. By default, your password will not be saved.

If you want to sign in without being prompted for a password each time, check the Remember Password option.

Keep in mind that when you choose this option, anyone else who uses your console can sign in as you and use your account information. This includes any credit card information you might have saved.

Leave the Remember Password option unchecked if you want the console to require a password to sign in to your account. This is a good idea if others in your home can easily access your console, or if you downloaded your profile at a friend’s house.

Change from requiring a password to not requiring one

If you’ve set up your console to require a password each time you use it, and you don’t want to do this anymore, you can change this option the next time you sign in.

Change from not requiring a password to requiring one

If you currently don’t require a password but decide you want the extra security of doing so, here’s how to change it:

Sign in to your console using your Xbox Live gamertag and password.

Go to settings, and then select Account.

Scroll to the right, and then select Account Security.

Select Password at Sign-In.

Select Require Password Here. When prompted, click Continue.

The next time you sign in with your Xbox Live gamertag, the console will prompt you for your Microsoft account password.

Remove your password from other Xbox 360 consoles remotely

If you download your Xbox Live profile to another console and it’s not password protected, or if your password becomes compromised, you can remotely remove the password so that no one else can access your profile. There are two ways to do this:

Option 1: Change your password. The next time anyone tries to sign in on any console where your password has been saved, the sign-in will fail if they don’t know the new password.

Once you select Require Profile Download, it will take effect immediately. Your profile and history will remain on Xbox.com, Xbox Live, and Xbox 360 consoles. But anyone (including you) who wants to use an Xbox 360 console with your profile on it will be required to redownload your profile in order to connect to Xbox Live.